We, the people of the former American colonies, would like to offer our most sincere apology over that little misunderstanding we had 236 years ago. Had we known that we were going to be subjects anyway, we could have saved a lot of trouble and hard feelings.

We were under the mistaken belief that we would be free, sovereign citizens; we believed that our hard work would yield its own rewards without someone coming along and taking what we built in the name of “Fairness”. We thought our laws and Constitution would protect us from a foreign born dictator, and our freedom to worship would prevent us from becoming a corrupt, morally bankrupt society (silly us).

Little did we know that our own free press would intentionally sabotage, deceive and withhold the truth from us in order to reelect a Socialist that still holds distain for our nation and contempt for its founding principles. Nor did we believe that there would be so many citizens dependent on government handouts that they would blindly elect an unqualified charlatan, let alone reelect him.

Anyway, Your Grace, we are truly sorry and humbly sincerely beg your forgiveness. If you can find it in your heart to forgive us and take us back, we promise never to trade British oppression for Socialist tyranny again.

It's reasonable to expect that Republicans would have preferred for Obama to be defeated. But the dominant trends of right-wing Obama-hatred are really beyond all logic.

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a foreign born dictator

At this point, the idea that Obama is foreign-born has to be regarded as something believed as a matter of religious faith, as there is nothing more that he could do to prove he was born in the USA.

Orwell wrote that, when fervent nationalists re-write history, they're not just engaged in simple lying, they're writing what they believe to be true "in the sight of God". That's what seems to be going on with birtherism(and anti-Obamaism in general). "Of course Obama is a Kenyan. He just HAS to be. Otherwise, my whole worldview would come collapsing down around me".

At this point, the idea that Obama is foreign-born has to be regarded as something believed as a matter of religious faith, as there is nothing more that he could do to prove he was born in the USA.

Actually, Obama has done nothing to prove he was born in the US. His birth certificate (which can be downloaded from the White House website) was inadmissible at best, and a blatant fraud at worst.

If anything, I would say that the idea that Obama is US-born has to be "regarded as something believed as a matter of religious faith". The people who doubt it are just exercising a healthy level of skepticism. Indeed, I was not even skeptical about it myself until after I saw the flawed birth certificate he released (after that it was pretty much impossible to ignore).

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"Of course Obama is a Kenyan. He just HAS to be. Otherwise, my whole worldview would come collapsing down around me".

"Of course Obama was born in the US. He just HAS to be. Otherwise, my whole worldview would come collapsing down around me".

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As for the letter Kuros posted - I think it is great. Satire is effective. It is a good reminder of the fact that big government is not an inevitability as so many people like to think. If it were inevitable, we never would have succeeded in 1776. The founding fathers were right, but unlike them we have just gotten lazy and acquiesced to tyranny.

I agree that it is well-written and funny! Though, I honestly cannot tell if he is making fun of Titus or supporting him. Maybe, both as much good satire does.

The part that I don't like (everyone is a critic, sorry) is that England is actually considerably more socialist than America and has had problems with its media as well, especially with Robert Murdoch and Fox News. Cameron, England's center-right, Prime Minister, has already shown distate to Romney.

A rational conservative would be quite relieved to know that America severed ties with socialist England a long time ago. The health care system alone, much less the welfare system, would scare the beejeesus out of any reasonably minded conservative.

It's reasonable to expect that Republicans would have preferred for Obama to be defeated. But the dominant trends of right-wing Obama-hatred are really beyond all logic.

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a foreign born dictator

At this point, the idea that Obama is foreign-born has to be regarded as something believed as a matter of religious faith, as there is nothing more that he could do to prove he was born in the USA.

Orwell wrote that, when fervent nationalists re-write history, they're not just engaged in simple lying, they're writing what they believe to be true "in the sight of God". That's what seems to be going on with birtherism(and anti-Obamaism in general). "Of course Obama is a Kenyan. He just HAS to be. Otherwise, my whole worldview would come collapsing down around me".

Neither political party has been above cheap shots and slander when they were out of power.

Actually, Obama has done nothing to prove he was born in the US. His birth certificate (which can be downloaded from the White House website) was inadmissible at best, and a blatant fraud at worst.

And you say this because you are an expert in document forgery, right?

Why does no one with any credibility support your claim?

+10 points to Gryffindor

None of us are experts on forgeries. Arm chair experts have been saying its fake.

Other than Trump (and his credibility is completely) shot, no one of note. The Republicans haven't touched and its not because they are scared of the backlash, the leadership hasn't touched it because there isn't anyting to it.

Don't think for one second they haven't researched the possibility. A Hillary Clinton supporter originally brought it up. She didn't touch it and I'm sure she checked into it. I'm sure the McCain campaign did as well as all those millionaire and even billionaire supporters like the Koch brothers with all their resources.

Its just ludicrous to hold on to it really. When his enemies can't find anything.

Actually, Obama has done nothing to prove he was born in the US. His birth certificate (which can be downloaded from the White House website) was inadmissible at best, and a blatant fraud at worst.

And you say this because you are an expert in document forgery, right?

Why does no one with any credibility support your claim?

+10 points to Gryffindor

What are you, 10 years old? That's about the 12th time I've seen you post this on here. Get a new line already...

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None of us are experts on forgeries. Arm chair experts have been saying its fake.

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Other than Trump (and his credibility is completely) shot, no one of note. The Republicans haven't touched and its not because they are scared of the backlash, the leadership hasn't touched it because there isn't anyting to it.

Don't think for one second they haven't researched the possibility. A Hillary Clinton supporter originally brought it up. She didn't touch it and I'm sure she checked into it. I'm sure the McCain campaign did as well as all those millionaire and even billionaire supporters like the Koch brothers with all their resources.

Its just ludicrous to hold on to it really. When his enemies can't find anything.

Another person who's too lazy to go download it for himself and see that it has been digitally altered (it's right there, as plain as your face, you don't need "experts" to point this out). At best it is inadmissible as evidence (since it's clearly been tampered with, either accidentally or otherwise) and at worst it is a complete forgery (i.e. has been tampered with deliberately).

You people remind of someone sitting around trying to debate whether or not the mail has been delivered to your mailbox today. You obsess over trying to deduce the fact indirectly, looking through the encyclopedia etc. to try and glean information on the postal system (i.e. to see what the "experts" have to say on the matter). It would never occur to you to simply step outside for a moment and check the damn thing for yourselves.